According to CECC, on May 10, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced 11 new confirmed imported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. Those 11 new cases arrived in Taiwan from the Philippines (Case #1188), Syria (Case #1189), India (Case #1190-1193) and Indonesia (Case #1194-1198).
Case #1188 is a Taiwanese female in her 20s. She returned to Taiwan from the Philippines on April 21. After completing the quarantine period, she visited the hospital to take a self-paid test on May 7. Infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the case on May 10.
Case #1189 is an over 50-year-old male from Syria. The Syrian man traveled to Taiwan for official business on April 16. As he planned to return to Syria, he visited the hospital to take a self-paid test on May 8. Infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the case on May 10 (the CT value was 37).
Case #1190 and Case #1191 are two Taiwanese men in their 50s. The two Taiwanese men tested positive for COVID-19 in India on May 3. They both took an international air ambulance to Taiwan on May 8. After they arrived in Taiwan, they were immediately admitted to a hospital for isolation care and testing. Infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the cases on May 10.
Case #1192 and Case #1193 are a Taiwanese man in his 40s and a Taiwanese man in his 20s, respectively. They returned to Taiwan from India on May 8. They voluntarily notified airport quarantine officers they had experienced symptoms when they arrived. They underwent COVID-19 tests upon arrival. Infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the cases on May 10.
Cases #1194-1198 are five fishermen from Indonesia. They came to Taiwan for work on April 26. They were tested on May 9 before completing the quarantine period, and infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the cases on May 10.
CECC also announced three new confirmed indigenous cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and one new case under investigation. Of the four new cases confirmed today, one (Case #1186) is a staff member of the airport quarantine hotel; one (Case #1187) is an airline pilot (whose source of infection is being investigated); and two (Case #1199 and Case #1200) are family members of and lives with Case #1105.
Case #1186 is a Taiwanese male in his 40s who is a shuttle bus driver for the airport quarantine hotel. He transported Case #1128 and Case #1129 between April 23 and April 28. He experienced a fever, a cough and diarrhea on May 7. The quarantine facility arranged for him to seek medical attention and undergo testing on May 8. Infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the case on May 10.
Case #1187 is a Taiwanese male in his 40s who is a pilot for an airline company. The pilot was on duty in the United States from April 20 to April 22. He was tested on April 25, and he tested negative after given an RT-PCR test and an antibody test. He rode in the same car as Case #1183 to the airline company on May 2. He developed a fever on May 6. The health authority then arranged for him to be tested; infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the case on May 10. The case's source of infection has yet to be determined.
Members of the public who have visited those locations during the time periods mentioned are reminded to practice self-health monitoring for 14 days. If suspected symptoms develop, members of the public must put on a mask and voluntarily inform the physician of any history of contact and activity.
